Feeling—Not Being—Wealthy Cuts Support for Economic Redistribution
A new study suggests it's relative wealth that leads people to oppose taxing the rich and giving to the poor.
Sufferers of Social Anxiety Disorder, Your Friends Like You
The first study of friends' perceptions suggest they know something's off with their pals but like them just the same.
How Old Brains Learn New Tricks
A new study shows that the neural plasticity needed for learning doesn't vanish as we age—it just moves.
Ethnic Diversity Deflates Market Bubbles
But it's not in the rainbow and sing-along way you'd hope for. We just don't trust outsiders' judgments.
Online Brain Exercises Are Probably Useless
Even under the guidance of a specialist trainer, computer-based brain exercises have only modest benefits, a new analysis shows.
To Find Suspicious Travelers, Try Talking to Them
Brief, directed conversations are more effective at identifying liars than fancy behavioral analysis, experiment suggests.
Kids Don’t Really Mind an Inflated Ego—Unless They’re Its Target
A new survey of eighth graders suggests that an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself has subtler effects on relationships than previously thought.
Tough Weather Makes for Moralistic Gods
Climate variability and the availability of natural resources help shape religious beliefs, scientists find.
